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Stanley Works, Stanley Electric Tools
New Britain, CT, U.S.A.
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Patent Number	Date	Title	Name	City	Description
X4,799	Jun. 20, 1827	Engine for dividing scales, gauges, etc.	Lemuel Hedge	Windsor, VT	This important patent was granted to one of the earliest New England makers of rules. According to a 1987 Gristmill (MWTCA) article by Clifford D. Fales, "It has been claimed that Hedge's original dividing engine remained in use in the Stanley Rule and Level Co. plant at least as late as 1923." The organ in the church at Windsor, VT was built by "local inventive genius" Lemuel Hedge.
11,596	Aug. 29, 1854	Spirit Level	Lebbius Brooks	Great Falls, NH	This is a simple inclinometer design for use by carpenters and masons to ascertain the slope of a surface. This level is shown in very early Stanley price lists, as the "Brooks Patent Universal Level".
13,381	Aug. 07, 1855	Plane-Scraper	Leonard Bailey	Winchester, MA	Licensed to Stanley on May 16,1869 and used on the #12, #12 1/4,#12 1/2, #12 3/4, #212 family of scrapers
17,403	May. 26, 1857	Combined Gage	Albert Williams	Philadelphia, PA	Gage is marked - A.WILLIAMS,PATENTED MAY 26,1857
19,105	Jan. 12, 1858	Carpenter's Rule	L. C. Stephens	Pine Meadow, CT	Multi-use carpenter rule that enjoyed approximately 80 years in production by three manufacturers. Early examples were offered in ivory, ebony, as well as boxwood. Combines a rule, square, level, and bevel into one tool.
20,615	Jun. 22, 1858	Device for Adjusting Plane-Irons	Leonard Bailey	Winchester, MA	Licensed to Stanley on May19, 1869 and used on the #53 and #54 spokeshaves.
20,855	Jul. 13, 1858	Spoke-Shave	Leonard Bailey	Winchester, MA	This is Bailey's first patent for a spoke shave. He claims an adjustable mouth, and a protective cavity for preventing the spring from collecting shavings.
21,311	Aug. 31, 1858	Method of Securing Plane-Irons to the Stocks of Bench-Planes	Leonard Bailey	Winchester, MA	Bailey's cammed levercap used on most of the planes produced by Bailey and Stanley. Bailey also used it on some of his spokeshaves. He licensed it to Stanley on May 19, 1869.
28,104	May. 01, 1860	Spirit Level	William T. Nicholson	Providence, RI	Protective cover for the spirit vial of a mechanic's level. Used on Stanley level models Nos. 13, 14, and 15. Known examples are marked with the patent date and Stanley Rule & Level Co.
29,760	Aug. 28, 1860	Hammer	Reinhold Boeklen	Brooklyn, NY	The patent is for a magnetic tack hammer. The magnet could be a separate piece for one head, or the whole head; the specifications mention coating all but the ends of the head with non-conducting material. A known example is marked with this patent date in combination with the Dec. 10, 1867 date corresponding to Thomas Conklin's patent for a one-piece hollow handled hammer (pat. no 71,986). The Conklin patent was used in several tack hammers produced by Stanley. Boeklen & G.W. Schramm received another hammer patent mentioning a magnetic tack face on Nov. 4, 1862 (Pat. no. 36829).
36,906	Nov. 11, 1862	Improvement in Spirit-Levels	Thomas N. Hosmer	Todd's Valley, CA	This patent covers a design for replaceable vials in a level, as well as the adjustment of the level vial while the level is assembled. This design was used on several early Stanley levels.
36,973	Nov. 18, 1862	Carpenter's Bench Gage	Frederick A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Another early Stanley patent, which was used in their #71, #72 and #74 two-armed gages. This one is a fairly simple patent, with two arms held in alignment by a stubby toungue in one arm with a matching groove in the other. This patent also marks the first appearance of a famous name in tool invention-- Traut. This Traut, however, is Frederick, father of Stanley's most prolific patent man, Justus Traut. Stanley produced gages covered by this patent for nearly 100 years, so examples of these are plentiful (to say the least). Early examples are almost always marked with the patent date.
38,252	Apr. 21, 1863	Improvement in Combined Plumb and Levels	Frederick A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This design by prolific Stanley patent man Frederick Traut (father of even more prolific patent name Justus Traut) features an unusual "drop-in" level/inclinometer mechanism that allows the bubble to be accurately set at any angle between 0 and 90 degrees. Levels featuring this design were produced by the Stanley Rule and Level company as their #32.
41,983	Mar. 22, 1864	Improvement in Plane-Stocks	George F. Evans	Norway, ME
42,230	Apr. 05, 1864	Improvement in Square and Bevel Combined	George A. Shelley	Madison, CT	Square with a pivot that allows it to be used as a bevel or a "T" square. Produced as the No. 24 Patent Combination Try Square & Bevel by Stanley Rule & Level.
42,776	May. 17, 1864	Improvement in Sliding Scales for Steam Engines	Arnold Jillson	Cumberland, RI	Invention to include the horsepower calculations for steam engines, replacing the table previously used for pumping engines. Known example is only marked with the patent date on the brass endcap with no manufacturer. Stanley No 6 rules are reported to exist with patent mark and horse power tables. Second earliest patent for this category.
47,436	Apr. 25, 1865	Improvement in Gear Cutting Rules	C. B. Long	Worcester, MA	Special markings which allows the number of cogs of a given pitch to be cut on a specified diameter wheel.
48,327	Jun. 20, 1865	Improvements in Joints of Folding Rules	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	A small spring is used to make the main joint rigid and remain straight when opening. This is supposed to prevent the main joint from becoming loose due to use and eliminate the need to peen the main pin to re-tighten the main joint. Advertised by SR&L as the "Patented Spring Joint" available in the 1867 and 1870 catalogs with some of the Stearns boxwood rules.
48,555	Jul. 04, 1865	Improvement in door-bolts	William H. Hart	New Britain, CT	In "Stanley Works v. Sargent & Co.", heard before Judge J. Shipman of the District of Connecticut Court in April 1871, The Stanley Works sued Sargent & Co. for infringing this patent. The defendants claimed that the idea was not patentable because it was not new, and produced several articles of various manufacture. But the judge found that all those door-bolts were considerably more complex in construction, and that Hart's design was novel and worthy of patent protection. An injunction was issued and the matter was referred to a master to determine damages.
55,599	Jun. 19, 1866	Improvement in Spokeshaves	Leonard Bailey	Boston, MA	Two screws and nuts that both act to clamp the cutter and regulate the throat plate. This patent was used with Bailey's #10 and #11 spokeshaves. Additionally, this patent is reported as being licensed to Stanley Rule & Level Co. on 19 MAY 1869 and was applied to their No. 60 and 61 spokeshaves.
67,398	Aug. 06, 1867	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Leonard Bailey	Boston, MA	The invention is for transitional planes and is a verticle screw post and forked lever, similar to the depth adjuster on countless Stanley planes, but is used to adjust the metallic portion of the plane in relation to the wooden sole. It provides a means for adjusting the mouth. From the 1886 book, "Federal Decisions, Vol. XXV. Patents, Copyright and Trade-marks", this patent was involved in the following litigation: "Reissue No. 6498, 1875-06-22. Claims 3 and 4 construed, held novel and infringed, Stanley Rule & Level Co. v. Bailey, 14 B.atch., 510."
68,603	Sep. 10, 1867	Improvement in Adjusting Spirit Levels	Samuel N. Chapin	New Britain, CT	A rubber or elastic bedding is utilized as well as the offset right angle plumb adjustment mechanism. Patent specifies construction with carefully seasoned cherry as the perferred wood of choice. Note that Samuel N. Chapin is not listed as a key member of any of the Chapin family toolmakers.
		Improvement in Adjusting Spirit Levels	Augustus Stanley	New Britain, CT
71,986	Dec. 10, 1867	Improvement in the Manufacture of Tack Hammers	Thomas A. Conklin	New Britain, CT	One piece casting with the handle hollowed with a large surface but with little material and coated to give it a rust proof surface. The casting is treated, "bit" with acid and then tinned or japanned. Incorporated by Stanley as their No 4 Improved Tack Hammer, No 5 Saddler's Hammer, No 6 Tack Hammer and No 12 Tack Hammer. A known example of the No 12 style is marked with just this patent & R. Boeklen's Aug. 28, 1860 magnetic head patent 29,760. John Walter indicates that the No 12 was not marked with the Stanley name.
72,443	Dec. 24, 1867	Improvement in Carpenters' Plane	Leonard Bailey	Boston, MA	Licensed to Stanley on May 19, 1869. This double iron was used on Stanley planes until the improved design by Schade patented on April 19, 1892 473087.
79,175	Jun. 23, 1868	Square and Mitre	William S. Winterbottom	Philadelphia, PA	The first in the Winterbottom triumvirate of try squares. An example was seen at a 2008 auction by Brown Auction Services. See patent 91,892 and patent 329,353.
82,769	Oct. 06, 1868	Improvement in Adjusting Spirit Levels	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Adjustment is made without removing the plate but use of screws and a "yielding material" or springs.
RE3,308	Feb. 23, 1869	Improvement in Tack Hammers	Thomas A. Conklin	New Britain, CT	Single piece casting with a hollowed handle and coated to prevent rust.
91,892	Jun. 29, 1869	Improvement in combined try-square and bevel	Charles Winterbottom	Philadelphia, PA	The famous combined Try and Mitre Square that was eventually purchased and manufactured by the Stanley Rule & Level Co. See Winterbottom Brother's patent 79,175 and patent 329,353. Frequently found without the Winterbottom stamp. Rare with the stamp. Usually found in 4 to 6 inch sizes. Larger sizes very rare. One 12 inch with rosewood version is known.
97,455	Nov. 30, 1869	Bit-stock	Augustus Stanley	New Britain, CT	Manufactured by Stanley Rule & Level Co.?
101,309	Mar. 29, 1870	Improvement in Gauge Rods	Eli S. Prime	Baltimore, MD	Design and scale allows all the necessary calculations to be read from the rule instead of having to write down the specific measurements and then perform the calculations. Specifically the gauge shows: head diameter; bung diameter; the difference of the two; the amount to be added to the head; and adds the difference to the head and shows the mean diameter. This patent was incorporated with McKean's patent, 105352, on Stanley's "Wine Cask Gauging Rod and Calipers" offered from approximately 1870-1890.
101,796	Apr. 12, 1870	Improved Countersink	Asa Wheeler	Battleborough, VT	Described construction is casting, malleableizing, and steelified, instead of forging (the common, expensive, method) which does not provide sufficient stock and strength to provide adequate torsional resistance. George B. Wheeler was Asa's son and known examples are marked G. B. Wheeler with the patent date. Asa also patented a complementary depth stop, 116901, for the countersink also assigned to George. Stanley used Wheeler's patent for the Nos. 18 and Nos. 20 countersinks which were described as being made of malleable iron (and nickle plated). The 1909 catalog only shows the "Wheeler" Wood Countersinks Nos. 18 and 20. Available by 1916, the No. 23 and No. 24 countersinks are described as superior steel forged tools making it highly unlikely the patent applied to their construction or that the countersink would be still marked with the patent number 46 years later although graphically they appear the same.
103,281	May. 24, 1870	Bit-stock	Harry Shelton Bartholomew	Bristol, CT
104,753	Jun. 28, 1870	Improvement in Carpenters' Planes	Charles G. Miller	Brattleboro, VT	Stanley #41, 42, 43, 44 combination planes. See also 131367 .
105,352	Jul. 12, 1870	Improvement in Cask Gauging Instrument	Edwin R. McKean	Nashville, TN	Caliper and guage arrangement that allows length, head diameter, and bung diameter to be measured without moving the instrument from the cask. This patent was combined with Prime's, 101309, in Stanley's "Wine Cask Gauging Rod & Calipers".
105,766	Jul. 26, 1870	Improvement in Box-Scrapers	Joseph R. Bailey	Woonsocket, RI	Used on Bailey Tool Company's #1, #2, #3, and #4 scrapers in the Defiance line.
112,675	Mar. 14, 1871	Bench-Plane	Joseph R. Bailey	Woonsocket, RI	A long lever arm connected to a cammed-shaped rod in an overall L-shape. The cammed lever is connected across the blade opening and fits into sockets in the sidewalls. Used by Bailey Tool Company on planes and spokeshaves.
114,626	May. 09, 1871	Improvement in Adjustable Bevels	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Conical bolt head to better hold the blade in position as well as a scale on the face of the bolt to aid in setting the blade to the desired angle. Samples found do not show angle scales on face bolt. Patent date on blade. Only offered in the Stanley 1872 catalog.
115,582	Jun. 06, 1871	Improvement in Screwdrivers	Jonas P. Curtiss	New Britain, CT	Blade is made with a notch on its tang and the blade secured to the handle by pouring molten lead or other suitable metal into a transverse hole in the handle. Known examples are marked Stanley R & L Co. with the patent date.
116,901	Jul. 11, 1871	Improvement in Gauges for Countersinks	Asa Wheeler	Brattleborough, VT	Specifically stated to provide a gauge for Wheeler's patent countersink 101,796. The gauge uses a collar around the shank of the countersink and a set screw to hold the countersink in place. Asa assigned the patent to his son George, who produced them along with Asa's patent countersink. Both the countersink and the gauge were offered by Stanley Rule and Level Company.
125,858	Apr. 16, 1872	Improvement in Try-Squares	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	An improvement in the metal stock of the handle of a try-square in combination with a solid wood block which forms the outer surface of the handle. Basically an extended metal lip that is secured by one screw in the middle of a solid wood stock.
128,513	Jul. 02, 1872	Improvement in Spirit Levels	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	One end of the face plate of a sprirt vial case is secured on a raised edge to the opposite end can be adjusted up and down by use of a spring and screw.
129,010	Jul. 16, 1872	Improvement in Dado-Planes	Rufus H. Dorn	Port Henry, NY	Dorn claims a cutter adjustment mechanism that pivots the blade in a manner to widen and narrow the cut. Produced during 1872 by Stanley until Traut redesigned the plane 136469 and it was released as the #46 and #47 dado planes. A very rare Stanley plane.
132,421	Oct. 22, 1872	Improvement in Carpenters' Gauges	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This patent marks the first appearance of prolific Stanley inventor Justus Traut in the world of marking gages. This particular patent covers the brass "gib" used to protect the arm from the retaining screw, as well as the new mehod of constructing mortise gages with a split shaft and captive slider. Both of these patented ideas were used on Stanley tools for over 80 years, and the brass shoe is still in use on many gages to this day.
136,469	Mar. 04, 1873	Improvement in Carpenters' Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #46 and #47 skew combination planes. From Traut's redesign of the Dorn patent dado plane 129010. The claimed invention is the adjustable stock for adjusting the position of the cutter in relation to the edge of the workpiece. Functionally superior to the swing-arm design of Dorn.
141,081	Jul. 22, 1873	Improvement in Carpenters' Bevels	Samuel D. Sargent	Hartford, CT	Thumbscrew with a cone shaped end presses on bolt which secures the blade. This design was the basis for Stanley's No 18 "Eureka" Flush T Bevel.
141,475	Aug. 05, 1873	Improvement in Carpenters' Gauges	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Another famous Stanley patent, which was used on many different styles of gage. This patent covers a very simple adjustable point mechanism, which allows the point to be easily adjusted up and down, and removed for sharpening. This is probably the most-used marking gage patent in history. Stanley used this one almost every gage in its line for over 100 years.
150,732	May. 12, 1874	Improvement in Carpenters' Gauges	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Another great idea from Justus Traut and the Stanley Rule and Level Company. This design uses a T-shaped bar, with a grappling clamp to hold the head in place. The concept is pretty simple, but it works quite well. Produced until the late 1890s by Stanley as models #60 and #60-1/2.
151,254	May. 26, 1874	Carpenters' Squares	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The famous pewter filled metal framed try square stock. Typically fitted out with walnut infill.
151,521	Jun. 02, 1874	Improvement in Plumb Bobs	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Plumb bob with a frame above the bob with the cord in a friction spool. Some early known examples are incorrectly marked with the patent application date of APR 28, 74 instead of the patent date.
159,865	Feb. 16, 1875	Block-plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Traut claimed the perforated sliding plate which along with the thumbscrew and bar, allowed the cutting-iron to adjust. Also, the thumbscrew and pad which allows the cutting-iron to be fastened in position. Stanley used this mechanism on the Stanley #110 block plane.
RE6,498	Jun. 22, 1875	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Leonard Bailey	New Britain, CT	This is a reissue of Bailey's patent for verticle screw post for adjusting the mouth in transitional planes.
165,355	Jul. 06, 1875	Match Plane	Charles G. Miller	New Britain, CT
168,431	Oct. 05, 1875	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #80, 90 steel-cased rabbet planes
		Improvement in Bench-Planes	Henry Richards	New Britain, CT
173,177	Feb. 08, 1876	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Josef Nicht	Auburn, NY	Stanley eventually acquired rights for this lateral lever adjuster. The date for this patent appears along with the date for 306,877 on the first lateral adjustable planes (type 5). The type 5 planes came out in 1885, a full 9 years after this patent issued.
175,758	Apr. 04, 1876	Improvement in Box-Scrapers	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #70
		Improvement in Box-Scrapers	Henry Richards	New Britain, CT
176,152	Apr. 18, 1876	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The improvement is in cap alignment. This patent was used on the Stanley #113 circular plane and "Liberty Bell" planes, among others.
		Improvement in Bench-Planes	Henry Richards	New Britain, CT
176,151	Apr. 18, 1876	Improvement in Spokeshaves	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The spokeshave has two cutters facing in opposite directions to allow the user to shave in either direction without reversing the tool in his hands. The stock is V-shaped to accommodate two cutters and has a V-shaped clamp that is secured with spring-loaded thumbscrews.
		Improvement in Spokeshaves	Henry Richards	New Britain, CT
181,357	Aug. 22, 1876	Tongueing and Grooving Plane	Charles G. Miller	New Britain, CT
182,881	Oct. 03, 1876	Improvement in Box-Scrapers	Leonard Bailey	Hartford, CT	Victor box scraper #48, and spokeshaves #41 and #43. Stanley acquired the rights when Leonard Bailey sold out in 1884.
185,280	Dec. 12, 1876	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Leonard Bailey	Hartford, CT	This patent for a disc-operated cutter adjuster resulted from an application originated by Leonard Bailey & Company employee Charles Hawley. The application was involved in an interferance proceeding with another filed by Justus Traut of Stanley R&L. The interferance was ruled in Traut's favor and he received his patent on January 16, 1877 186281. Leonard Bailey amended Hawley's application in view of the interferance and that patent issued on October 23, 1877 196450. Bailey also filed for and received another cutter adjustment patent 189415 in his effort to design around Traut's patent.
186,348	Jan. 16, 1877	Improvement in machines for cutting pins, dowels, &c.	Frank H. Kane	Syracuse, NY
186,281	Jan. 16, 1877	Improvement in Devices to Adjust Plane-Irons	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	A disc-operated cutter adjustment. This patent issued to Traut after an interferance proceeding with Charles Hawley and Leonard Bailey, yet was never used by Stanley. 185280 196450. PTAMPIA1 states this is the first patent to use the term "frog", however refer to 17618.
RE7,565	Mar. 20, 1877	Improvement in bench-planes	Henry Richards	New Britain, CT	The improvement is in cap alignment. This patent was used on the Stanley #113 circular plane and "Liberty Bell" planes, among others.
		Improvement in bench-planes	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
189,415	Apr. 10, 1877	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Leonard Bailey	Hartford, CT	Bailey developed this cutter in response to losing the interferance proceeding to Stanley 186281. This patent and two others 185280 196450 resulted from Bailey's efforts to design around the patent issued to Stanley.
192,132	Jun. 19, 1877	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Samuel D. Sargent	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
194,851	Sep. 04, 1877	Improvement in Carpenters' Bevels	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Object was to design a bevel that can be "made at a very low price." Handle is split to accept the blade and a lever nut is used to lock the blade. This design was applied to Stanley's Nos. 24, 25, and 225.
195,480	Sep. 25, 1877	Improvement in Circular Planes	Henry M. Clark	New Britain, CT	This patent and 195481 are for the Stanley #113 circular plane. Developed by Stanley to design around Leonard Bailey's patent on the #13 circular plane 113003.
195,481	Sep. 25, 1877	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Henry M. Clark	New Britain, CT	This patent and 195480 are for the Stanley #113 circular plane. Developed by Stanley to design around Leonard Bailey's patent on the #13 circular plane 113003.
196,068	Oct. 16, 1877	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Leonard Bailey	Hartford, CT	Patent covers the cutter adjustment using a cutter with grooves on the back, and also the Handy-Holes grips on the sides. Used on the Little Victor line of block planess
196,450	Oct. 23, 1877	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Charles H. Hawley	Hartford, CT	Hawley filed his application on the cutter adjustment while working for Leonard Bailey & Company. This application was involved in an interference proceeding with one filed by Justus Traut of Stanley R&L. After Traut won that interferance 186281, Leonard Bailey Company had to design around that patent and ended up with three patents on a block plane cutter adjustment 185280 189415.
206,507	Jul. 30, 1878	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
216,577	Jun. 17, 1879	Improvement in Flexible-Faced Plane-Stocks	Samuel D. Sargent	New Britain, CT
219,186	Sep. 02, 1879	Improvement in Bench-Planes	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
242,740	Jun. 14, 1881	Flexible-Faced Plane	Leonard Bailey	Hartford, CT	Victor #20 and #20 1/2 circular planes.
266,519	Oct. 24, 1882	Carpenter's Plow	Frank A. Rappleye	Kendaia, NY	The slitting cutter used on Stanley combination planes.
266,556	Oct. 24, 1882	Try Square	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is a machinist-style sliding square designed by famous Stanley patent man Justus Traut. Although this is one of the few Traut patents not explicitly assigned to Stanley, an example is reported with "STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO / PAT. OCT. 24. 82" stamped on the blade.
271,219	Jan. 30, 1883	Bench-Plane	John Campbell	Walden, NY	Blockplane with two positions for the blade to serve either as a bullnose or regular blockplane. The plane pictured and described is very similar to the Stanley #130 Double End Blockplane. It differs in that the patented plane has the blade pointing towards the toe in both positions, as contrasted to switching it to point towards the heel for bullnose operation in the Stanley #130. The claims do read on the #78 family of duplex rabbet and fillister planes.
271,569	Jan. 30, 1883	Bench-Plane	David A. Bridges	Vineland, NJ	The invention is a metallic insert for a transitional plane that has a means for securing the capiron independently of the cutter. The capiron is held stationary while the cutter can be adjusted. The insert also has means for cutter depth adjusting using a lug which attaches to the back of the cutter and fits between two collars on the depth adjusting screw. This is the earliest patent associated with The Gage Tool Co. Gage planes were heavily advertised and sold well based on the numbers commonly found. The transitional type planes came with a beech stock as a standard, and applewood as an option. Some rosewood stocks are known. Gage patented a lateral lever 323,804 to Bridge's plane design. Smith in PTAMPIA1 says no known planes with this lever. He also patented another improved mechanism for cutter control 339,872. John Gage sold his company to Philip Leavens in 1917, who subsequently sold it to Stanley Rule and Level in 1919. Stanley sold a reduced line of the transitional type self-setting planes until 1934. Stanley transferred this self-setting mechanism to metallic planes in 1920 based on 1,331,280. The line of metallic self-setting planes was sold until 1941. Stanley-made planes of both the transitional and metallic varieties have model numbers preceded with the "G" prefix.
280,398	Jul. 03, 1883	Carpenter's Square	Edwin Prescott	Arlington, MA	Expands the uses for a try-square attaching an auxiliary blate allow it to also be used as a marking gage,marking bevels for moldings, and to mark out square, hexagonal and octagonal miters. The auxiliary blade is soldered to the contact face of the handle. Known examples are attached to Stanley No 20 Try Square and Prescott's attachment is marked: PRESCOTT'S PATENT CARPENTERS' SQUARE JUL 3, 83
284,777	Sep. 11, 1883	Beading Tool	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #50
285,546	Sep. 25, 1883	Bench-Plane	Leonard Bailey	Hartford, CT
RE10,394	Oct. 23, 1883	Bench-Plane	John Campbell	Walden, NY	A reissue of Campbell's US271219 patent for a block plane with two positions for the blade. He added a claim to this patent that is worded differently than the other, but effectively says the same thing. Drawings were changed, and the specification was rewritten to take into account some prior art. Also, Stanley is now the assignee.
291,815	Jan. 08, 1884	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
293,822	Feb. 19, 1884	Gage for Plane-Bits	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The depth gage that fits into the slot in tongueing cutters on Stanley combination planes #45 and #55.
294,724	Mar. 04, 1884	Router Plane	Henry P. Cope	Detroit, MI	This patent provides the basis for the Stanley #71 and #71 1/2 router planes. Cope sold his router plane patent rights to Stanley Rule & Level Co. in 1884.
294,825	Mar. 11, 1884	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #45
306,877	Oct. 21, 1884	Bench Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The patent claims the two set screws located in the sides of the stock near the mouth. The set screws bear on the cutter and provide a fulcrum for the lateral lever. Traut never explicitly states an advantage for this mechanism. John Walter reports that this date is stamped on Stanley benchplanes, and the well known type study by Roger Smith shows it appearing at type 5 benchplanes, but according to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used. Lee Valley's Veritas Tools does currently produce bench planes with this feature. This patent date is marked on the lateral lever along with the patent date for 173,177, and 386,509 on type 5 planes.
308,332	Nov. 18, 1884	Rabbet-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The patent claims the fence and depth stop for the Stanley No.78 duplex filletster and rabbet plane.
311,136	Jan. 20, 1885	Bench-Plane	Charles L. Mead	New York, NY	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
316,079	Apr. 21, 1885	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Patent covers the Stanley #72 Chamfering Plane. A later patent 338570 covers the beading attachment for this plane.
319,039	Jun. 02, 1885	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
323,804	Aug. 04, 1885	Bench-Plane	John Porcius Gage	Vineland, NJ	The invention is a lateral adjuster consisting of a slotted cutter and a lever, the lever also functions as the depth adjusting screw. It is Gage's improvement for the self-setting plane 271569. Smith in PTAMPIA1 says there are no known planes with this lever.
330,908	Nov. 24, 1885	Shuttle-Planer	Lodowick Leeds	New London, CT	The patent claims the metallic frame for holding the loom shuttles. Once a shuttle is clamped in the frame, the sides can be planed down one after another, ensuring orthogonality. The patent does not disclose a special purpose plane for use with the frame, but does disclose a frame for attachment to regular Bailey style benchplanes. This frame serves as a fence, but more so as a depthstop. Once the plane holding frame is set, all sides will be planed to the same dimension from the edge of the shuttle holding frame. As can be seen by the two images, Stanley did manufacture a special purpose plane for use with the frame. The shuttles for which this device is designed are the types used in high speed machines, not for home use. {Refer to Image #2} Stanley Rule & Level : Rare "Shuttle" Plane. Marked Hfl L 2082 E". Never offered in any Stanley catalog, perhaps a dozen or more of these highly specialized planes have come to light since the first example was identified more than a decade ago. Produced under a patent which had been granted to Lodowick Leeds, of New London, Connecticut on November 24, 1885, it is believed that this plane was offered by Stanley to the textile industry, where it was used for planing loom shuttles to shape. According to Volume II of Roger Smith's series on patented planes, Stanley very likely manufacture this plane for 35 or 40 years, directly marketing it to textile mills during that time. A very small number of these planes are known with a frame attachment attached to the body. The identification number is cast into the body of the plane. (Courtesy and (C) Martin J. Donnelly) {Refer to Image #6}Extremely rare (and I don't use that term loosely here) HFL-L2082E smoothing plane; this started out in life as the shuttle plane, but when the rush to own those dried up Stanley was left with a bunch of castings and no buyers; someone got the brilliant idea to mill off the cast boss at the toe, mill the sides down, and then sell the plane as a smoother thereby recouping some of their investment; this is such a plane, the second to show up (I've found both of them), and is 100% guaranteed to be a Stanley effort; as-found, and for the guy who has to have the rarest of the rare in Stanley (Courtesy and (C) Patrick Leach)
332,305	Dec. 15, 1885	Floor-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #74
334,308	Jan. 12, 1886	Face-Plate for Marking-Gages	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Justus Traut of the Stanley Rule and Level Company is back, this time with a pretty blatant ripoff of Alban Heiran's patent (219942) for "bumpers" on a marking gage face. The only difference between this and the earlier patent is that Heiran used rollers, while Traut just uses cast bumps. One new idea in this patent is the capability to mark off of bevelled edges by using the same "bumper" turned 90 degrees. I don't think Stanley ever put this horizontal bumper into production, but the twin bumpers were a mainstay of the Stanley line for many years.
335,856	Feb. 09, 1886	Beading-Tool	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The slotted bed for attaching a fence to the Stanley #66 and #69 hand beading tool.
336,674	Feb. 23, 1886	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
338,570	Mar. 23, 1886	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The #72 1/2 beading attachment for the Stanley #72 chamfer plane 316079 .
339,872	Apr. 13, 1886	Bench-Plane	John Porcius Gage	Vineland, NJ	Gage patented this improved "clamping plate" for the self-setting plane 271569. The clamping plate was a piece that attached to the cutter and had slots that allowed for the adjusting mechanisms to control the cutter.
342,235	May. 18, 1886	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #141 and #143 bullnose plow planes.
344,937	Jul. 06, 1886	Clapboard-Marker	James F. Beebe	New Haven, CT	This is the best-known and most common of the clapboard gage patents. The design is quite straightforward and works well, which made them popular tools. Stanley produced these tools as their #88 for over 75 years, so they are quite commonly encountered.
350,613	Oct. 12, 1886	Bench-Plane	Frank M. Bailey	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
352,721	Nov. 16, 1886	Level Attachment for Boring Tools	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Level attaches to the drill bit shank and can be set at any angle. Traut acknowledges other patents and mentions Patent No. 92927 specifically.
355,031	Dec. 28, 1886	Bench-Plane	Samuel D. Sargent	New Britain, CT	The early knuckle-joint levercap with the fork-shaped screwhole used on Stanley #18, #19, and #65 blockplanes. Later replaced by a redesigned and patented 1053270 knuckle-joint levercap that was easier to set. Three other patented improvements were not produced 1053274 1053356 1069669.
356,533	Jan. 25, 1887	Marking-Gage	George F. Hall	Long Branch, NJ	An attachment for a standard 2-foot 4-fold boxwood ruler, that provides a reference surface and marking point to allow it to be used as a T-Square or marking gage. A later improvement to this design (389,647 - 9/18/1888) was produced by Stanley as the #1 "Odd Job" layout tool. Early versions of the tool are marked with both patent dates.
365,031	Jun. 14, 1887	Trammel-Point	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This patent covers a set of attachments that turn a standard carpenter's rule into a set of trammels.
376,455	Jan. 17, 1888	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	John Walter cites this being used on many Stanley blockplanes, however, according to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
377,178	Jan. 31, 1888	Clapboard-Bracket	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This was Stanley's first offering of a clapboard holder. It used a tilting handle that would act as a clamp on the previous run of clapboards, allowing the next run to be laid. This tool was produced by Stanley as the #89.
378,494	Feb. 28, 1888	Bench-Plane	Henry M Clark	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
378,704	Feb. 28, 1888	Bench-Plane	Charles L. Mead	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
		Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
378,854	Feb. 28, 1888	Grooving and boxing tool for carriage makers	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	T-shaped cutter having a cutting edge attached end of its cross-member, whereby right or left hand cuts may be made without special adjustment. According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
379,117	Mar. 06, 1888	Marking-Gage	Frederick W. Lycett	Hartford, CT	Here is an unusual design for marking off curves. It uses two lugs on the bottom of a shortened head as reference surfaces, which allows this gage to easily work off almost any inside or outside curve. This piece was assigned to the Stanley Rule & Level Company, but was never put into production (that I know of). Stanley may have bought this design to prevent it from competing with it's own curve marking patent (334308), or it may have decided this mew design was not as cost effective as the earlier patent.
380,811	Apr. 10, 1888	Chisel-Gage	Charles L. Mead	New Britain, CT	Stanley #96 blind nailer
386,509	Jul. 24, 1888	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This patent date is marked on the lateral lever along with the patent date for 173,177, and 306,877 on type 5 planes. Traut says he added the rotary disk to reduce friction and, "work easier."
387,570	Aug. 07, 1888	Pocket Rule	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	A folding rule joint such that the rule can be locked in position to function either as a rule, try-square or bevel.
389,647	Sep. 18, 1888	Attachment for Carpenters' Rules	George F. Hall	Newark, NJ	This is an improvement to George Hall's earlier patent (356,533 - 1/25/1887) that adds a pair of angled reference surfaces to the design. This tool was produced by Stanley as the #1 "Odd Jobs" layout tool.
		Attachment for Carpenters' Rules	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
401,532	Apr. 16, 1889	Bench-Plane	Frank M. Bailey	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
402,886	May. 07, 1889	Two-piece Plane Cutter Lateral Adjuster	Frank M. Bailey	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
402,869	May. 07, 1889	Sighting Attachment for Levels	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
405,624	Jun. 18, 1889	Sighting Attachment for Spirit-Levels	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
410,710	Sep. 10, 1889	Bench-Plane	George Karrmann	Unionville, CT	Karrmann said this was an improvement in bench-planes, being a device for the lateral adjustment of the cutting-bit; and the chief object of the invention is to provide a friction-slide and operating device for moving the cutting-bit by frictional contact only
413,300	Oct. 22, 1889	Plane	George D. Mosher	Birmingham, CT	The Birmingham Plane Mfg. Co., of Birmingham, Connecticut made a line of "B Planes" that are usually marked with this patent date. The patent date is usually found on the blade along with the "B" marking. The B Planes were only made until 1891 when the company changed its name to the "Derby Plane Mfg. Co." As a result, they're fairly scarce. George Mosher is assignee on a later cutter adjustment patent 455957.
414,544	Nov. 05, 1889	Miter-box	Luman W. Jacobs	Warren, MA	This is the patent for the Stanley #150 Miter Saw , sold from 1923 to 1969.The Patent would have expired by 1923 so doubtfull that any tools are marked with the Pat,#.
421,786	Feb. 18, 1890	Spirit Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Simple and cheap mounting for adjustable spirit levels using a hanging bracket and threaded screw arrangement as well as a simple and convenient observation of the bubble. Improved observation is accomplished by use of a slightly larger opening at the top dead center point of the level.
422,852	Mar. 04, 1890	Bevel	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is a design for a combination-style square with a sliding miter head. It is similar to several designs that Stanley produced. Jim Bode had what appeared to be an example of this patent, see the pictures. Presuming it was produced by Stanley.
423,969	Mar. 25, 1890	Spirit-Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This design covers an adjustment mechinism for level vials, which was used on Stanley's high-end levels for many years.
453,452	Jun. 02, 1891	Spirit Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Advertised as the "Hand-y" groove. Uses a longitudinal groove on the level body to make it easier to grasp and use as well as making the body less likely to warp.
473,087	Apr. 19, 1892	Plane Iron	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Schade claimed "the combination of a plane-iron having a longitudinal slot with the cutter enlargement at its lower end, said slot extending up near to the upper end of the bit without any enlargement at said upper end, and a laterally-adjusting lever having a projecting part fitted to work in the upper end of said slot, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified." Stanley and Ohio Tool litigated this over Ohio Tool's hex-shaped irons.
476,380	Jun. 07, 1892	Beam-Compasses	Henry Haslam	New Britain, CT	The focus of this patent is on the bracket which attaches to one of the trammel points and allows for a pencil to be used. Final adjustment can be made, after setting the point/pencial approximate to the desired length, by loosening the thumb-screw and revolving the pencil bracket around the point.
481,515	Aug. 23, 1892	Marking-Gage	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Justus Traut is back, with another classic new idea in butt gages. The breakthrough on this gage was to put a thin metal plate on the end of the bar, and have a pair of points reference off it. This allows the door jamb to be marked off the outside of the plate and the door off the inside, leaving a gain equal to the thickness of the plate. This simple design worked quite well, making these very popular tools. This new feature itself was a great advance in butt gages, but Traut went a few steps further. The nested arm that carries the marking points can extend past the end of the plate, allowing this tool to be set up as a mortise gage. It also carries a small nicker iron that references off the back of the head, which can be used for marking hinge thickness or other small distances
D22,208	Feb. 07, 1893	Design for a Frame for Circular Planes	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Design patent for Stanley #20 circular plane.
504,003	Aug. 29, 1893	Marking-Gage	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Justus Traut is back, with an enhancement to his earlier butt gage patent (481,515). This patent covers a secondary gaging fence that attaches to the auxilliary fence on the gage. This new fence gives and already complicated gage even more capabilities, most of which are pretty questionable in value.
505,119	Sep. 19, 1893	Bench Plane	Eppie J. MacCollough	Manchester, NH	The adjustable auxiliary stock is what differentiates the Stanley #55 from the Stanley #45.
515,063	Feb. 20, 1894	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Used on many of Stanley's adjustable mouth blockplanes.
		Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
516,413	Mar. 13, 1894	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	John Walter cites uses of this patent, but according to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
523,021	Jul. 17, 1894	Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This design features an adjustment mechanism based on an offset cam. Turning a screw on the side will move one end of the level vial up/down to allow fine adjustment.
523,022	Jul. 17, 1894	Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This design adds a couple of small projections to the underside of the vial cover, to allow the centerline to be clearly visible when viewing from the side.
523,023	Jul. 17, 1894	Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is a simple "carrier" for the level vial, made from sheet metal. It allows the vial to be removed and replaced more easily.
528,829	Nov. 06, 1894	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #140 rabbet and block plane
532,842	Jan. 22, 1895	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Cutter adjustment for the Stanley #55
		Bench-Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
533,329	Jan. 29, 1895	Rabbet-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The Stanley Nos 98 and 99 side rebbet planes.
534,303	Feb. 19, 1895	Spirit-Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Another level vial carrier, similar to his previous design (523,023 - 7/17/1894). The patent claims also make mention of a "tensioning device" for the vial, but it is not clear how this works
536,746	Apr. 02, 1895	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
540,283	Jun. 04, 1895	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
		Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
545,732	Sep. 03, 1895	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	This is the patent date cast into, and subsequently milled off of, Stanley Bed Rock planes. Yet, according to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
553,322	Jan. 21, 1896	Miter or Bevel Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #51 and #52 Shoot Board and Plane.
		Miter or Bevel Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
553,879	Feb. 04, 1896	Scraping-Tool	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #83 scraper.
D25,130	Feb. 04, 1896	Design for a Level Frame or Block	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Outer band around second inner beveled band which frames the plumb or level opening. Patent term is 7 years.
555,228	Feb. 25, 1896	Spokeshave and Rabbet-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This patent is related to the Stanley No. 67 Universal Spokeshave. The primary invention is that the end walls of the cutter holding stock have means for allowing the cutter to extend to, or past, the end wall. This allows the cutter to cut rabbets.
556,114	Mar. 10, 1896	Core-Box Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #57 Core Box Plane.
562,679	Jun. 23, 1896	Method of Marking Level Glasses or Analogous Articles	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Cast iron rotating at a high velocity is used to mark the lines on a level. This method avoided weakening the spirit level at the marking location as the heat soften and fuses the glass and allows the mark to be made while the metal particles color the groove. The text indicates that experiments showed that not all metals worked as well. Companion patent to 562678 which is the patent for the machinery to produce the markings.
		Method of Marking Level Glasses or Analogous Articles	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
562,678	Jun. 23, 1896	Machine for Graduating Glasses or Tubes	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Machinery used by Stanley Rule & Level Co. to mark the spirit levels using a rapidly spinning disk of cast iron to fuse and mark the glass as well as easily finding the level position on the glass. Companion to 562679.
		Machine for Graduating Glasses or Tubes	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
565,098	Aug. 04, 1896	Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Level assembly with removable base (designed to be attached to a square or such) and the level vial tube is secured by a conical pin and conical screw which allows removal and accurate replacement. Third of three patents issued to Traut on 8/4/96 (565096 and 565097). Manufactured by Stanley as the No. 33 Hexagon Pocket Level with Detachable Base. Also applied to Stanley's 31, 33 1/2, 36, and 37.
565,096	Aug. 04, 1896	Apparatus for Adjusting Spirit Levels	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stand for testing and adjusting leveles. First of three patents issued to Traut on this day (565,097 and 565,098). Applied to Stanley's 178 Level Adjusting Stand.
565,097	Aug. 04, 1896	Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is an improvement on his earlier patent (511,377 - 12/26/1893) that simplifies the design and makes it easier to manufacture. The patented features here were used on a number of Stanley machinist levels for many years.
D26,464	Dec. 29, 1896	Design for a Tool Handle	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Design patent for the decorative escutcheon and "Hand-i-Grip" used on many Stanley Squares. The four-leaf version of this design was patented a few months later (26,769 - 3/16/1897).
D26,768	Mar. 16, 1897	Design for a Tool Handle	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is the design patent for Stanley's famous #20 bevel gage. Only the earliest examples of this tool were marked with this patent number, but tools based on this design were produced in huge numbers for many years.
D26,769	Mar. 16, 1897	Design for a Tool Handle	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This design covers the decorative escutcheon and "Hand-i-Grip" concavity used on many of Stanley's try squares. A three-leaved version of this same design was patented a few months earlier (26,464 - 12/29/1896)
D27,474	Aug. 03, 1897	Handy-Holes for Blockplanes	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
588,294	Aug. 17, 1897	Rule-Joint	Charles E. Riecker	New Britain, CT	The focus of this patent is on the use of resilient split washers intended to compensate for the wear of the hinge members which results from repeated use.
591,663	Oct. 12, 1897	Plane	Andrew Turnbull	New Britain, CT
591,662	Oct. 12, 1897	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
D28,265	Feb. 08, 1898	Design for a Try-Square and Miter	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is the design patent covering Stanley's try and miter square. The original utility patent for the design is from J.S. Winterbottom (91,892 - 6/29/1869)
645,220	Mar. 13, 1900	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Cutter (blade) depth adjuster for blockplanes. Also used on the Stanley No. 131 Double End Block Plane. Traut and Campbell later redesigned the adjuster 766491 766473 to accomodate double ended blockplanes.
650,879	Jun. 05, 1900	Measuring Device	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	A metal tip with a series of points is crimped onto the end of the rule to protect the end and provide a finished look. Applied to essentially all of the Stanley family of Zig Zag rules.
668,299	Feb. 19, 1901	Spokeshave	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to John Walter's book this patent was used on the following Stanley Spokeshaves: #72, 73, 75, 76, 81, 82, 84 and 85.
670,627	Mar. 26, 1901	Gage	John W. Gerry	Lynn, MA	An unusual marking gage design from Stanley patent man Justus Traut. It uses a sliding point referencing a fixed head, rather than the other way around. It is quite compact, and provides several very interesting features, like the ability to hold a pencil or marking point. While this patent was assigned to the Stanley Rule & Level Company, there is no record of it ever being put into production.
		Gage	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
671,039	Apr. 02, 1901	Screw Driver	George E. Wood	Southington, CT	A early Patent for George E. Wood involving the use of steel in the handle to protect the from blows of a hammer. Not sure but on the patent description its for screwdriver &c., Chisel? He does mention its uses for chisel as well. Also note the pin is driven through the upper part of the handle, engaging the 'winged' section. Examples marked Stanley, Hurwood Pat.Apr.02,01. Made in USA, on the blade. Samples are pinned through the bolster at the lower end of the handle, no "wings" are present, it appears to look like all the other early Hurwood screw drivers.
674,107	May. 14, 1901	Level-Glass	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This patent covers the use of color in the level liquid, allowing the bubble to be more easily seen.
678,309	Jul. 09, 1901	Fence-Support for Carpenters' Plows	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The cam rest for the Stanley #45 and #55 combination planes.
685,411	Oct. 29, 1901	Carpenter's Router	Albert F Schade	New Britain, CT	Cutter adjustment can be moved from normal to bullnose position. Used on the Stanley #71 and #71 1/2 router planes.
696,081	Mar. 25, 1902	Plane	Henry Richards	Pine Meadows, CT	The two-step frog and raised frog receiver. This patent date was cast into Stanley-Bailey benchplanes from type 9 through type 12 along with 707365.
698,001	Apr. 22, 1902	Lengthening Attachment for Bits	Benjamin F. Foss	Albion, ME	The primary purpose of this bit extension is to be able to follow in smaller holes than others available - as small as 5/8".
703,158	Jun. 24, 1902	Plane	Alix W. Stanley	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
		Plane	Henry S. Walter	New Britain, CT
706,704	Aug. 12, 1902	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley#39 family of metallic dado planes.
707,356	Aug. 19, 1902	Plane Lift	Charles E. Riecker	New Britain, CT	An elevating device projecting beyond the front end of the plane and means of connection between said elevating device and a portion of the plane, and means to normally cause said elevating device to project below the sole of the plane. According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
		Plane Lift	Henry S. Walter	New Britain, CT
707,365	Aug. 19, 1902	Plane	Alex W. Stanley	New Britain, CT	The object of this invention is to provide a construction by which the support for the cutting-iron shall be such that the chattering of the cutting iron is entirely prevented. According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used. However, bazillions of type 9 through 12 benchplanes are marked with this date along with 696081.
707,368	Aug. 19, 1902	Corrugated Plane Iron	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The invention is a corrogated sheetmetal levercap. It is intended to be a cheaper, lightweight alternative to the conventional levercap. The patent calls this a capiron, but the drawings and description make it obvious it is a levercap. According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
		Corrugated Plane Iron	Alex W. Stanley	New Britain, CT
707,281	Aug. 19, 1902	Grooving-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	A circular fence for the #50 combination plane. None known.
710,178	Sep. 30, 1902	Bevel	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This is the patent for Stanley's famous #18 bevel gage. It uses a screw in the base of the handle rather than on the side, to prevent the screw from interfering with the gage in use.
710,542	Oct. 07, 1902	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
710,678	Oct. 07, 1902	Plane	Charles H. Fox	New Britain, CT	According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
711,464	Oct. 21, 1902	Bevel	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This is an improvement to the same inventor's earlier design (710,178 - 9/30/1902), which improves the locking mechanism.
713,179	Nov. 11, 1902	Gage	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This patent covers a special sharpening of a marking gage point, such that one side of the gage can be used for marking inside lines and the other side for outside lines. This is a simple but very useful idea, but it was never put into production by Stanley.
718,679	Jan. 20, 1903	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	The inventions in this patent were used on the Stanley #146, #147 and #148 match planes. The primary invention is a T-shaped sole that allows two cutters to be mounted, one on each side of the sole.
719,051	Jan. 27, 1903	Plane	Walter L. Scott	San Francisco, CA	Identical to a patent 719062 granted to Traut on the same day. According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
719,062	Jan. 27, 1903	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
721,771	Mar. 03, 1903	Plane	Jefferson Allen	Kennebunkport, ME	Stanley #340 furring plane for initial planning of rough-cut lumber.
723,523	Mar. 24, 1903	Screw Driver or Kindred Tool	Patrick H. Garrity	Waterbury, CT	The patent is for a solid shank extending through the handle of the tool, and with a broad broad square surface set flush with the end of the handle to allow the shank to be struck with a hammer without splitting the handle. A screwdriver marked PAT 3/24/03 has a solid shank extending through the handle, but the end cap completely covers the end of the handle. The screwdriver also has a heavy hex collar attached to the shank below the handle ferule. The hex collar allows a wrench to be used for extra turning force. Samples marked 'STANLEY,VICTOR,PAT.03-24-03 WOOD' and do not have hex collar.Stanley sold these screwdrivers under the Victor name in the 1905 #34 catalog.
735,744	Aug. 11, 1903	Plane	Charles H. Fox	New Britain, CT	Shaving deflector for Stanley #50 and #54 combination planes.
738,500	Sep. 08, 1903	Plane	Alix W. Stanley	New Britain, CT	Used on Stanley #20 and #20 1/2 circular planes.
738,501	Sep. 08, 1903	Plane	Alix W. Stanley	New Britain, CT	According to John Walter this was used on later models of the #113 circular plane, but according to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
		Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
740,087	Sep. 29, 1903	Scraper	John W. Carlton	New Britain, CT	Used on the Stanley #283 adjustable scraper.
742,528	Oct. 27, 1903	Angle Finder	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Applied to Stanley's No. 30 and No. 31 Angle Divider and used for laying out multiple sided objects and can both divide or bisect an internal or external angle. Very similar to Hansen's patent 79069 of June 23, 1868.
746,285	Dec. 08, 1903	Plane	John W. Carleton	New Britain, CT	One of two cutter patents issued this day and assigned to Union Manufacturing. See also patent 746,286.
		Plane	George E. Trask	New Britain, CT
746,286	Dec. 08, 1903	Plane-Iron	John W. Carleton	New Britain, CT	One of two cutter patents issued this day and assigned to Union Manufacturing. See also patent 746,285.
753,186	Feb. 23, 1904	Screw Driver	George E. Wood	Southington, CT	This appears to be the design for the standard for the Stanley "Hurwood" screwdriver .This and Patent 753211 both granted on the same day in the same year that The Stanley Rule and Level Co. purchased The Hurwood Manufacturing Co.
754,625	Mar. 15, 1904	Miter-box	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
758,698	May. 03, 1904	Plane	Albert F Schade	New Britain, CT	A setscrew through the frog to lock the capscrew in position. According to the History of Stanley R&L Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used.
765,302	Jul. 19, 1904	Screw Driver	George E. Wood	Southington, CT	This was one of many of the styles of 'Hurwood' screwdrivers produced over the years. The sample is slightly different from the Patent drawings as the ribs are reduced to help from splitting the wooden handle. Marked 'Stanley Hurwood" Pat. 7-19-04
766,473	Aug. 02, 1904	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Cutter adjustment for the Stanley No. 131 double end blockplane. This patent is one of two cutter adjustment patents issued to Stanley this date for double ended blockplanes. the other one, issued to inventor Albert Campbell, 766491 was not used. This adjuster is based on the earlier patent by Traut 645220 for cutter adjustments to standard blockplanes.
766,491	Aug. 02, 1904	Plane	Albert William Campbell	, England	Adjusting the cutting depth of the cutting iron at either throat of a double end block plane. According to the History of Stanley Rule & Level Co. written by James Burdick c. 1930, this patent was never used, but John Walter cites it being used on the Stanley No. 131 double end blockplane. This patent is very similar to one issued to Justus Traut the same day 766473 which was used for the No. 131 and likely causes the confusion. These patents are redesigns to the earlier patent by Traut 645220 for cutter adjustments to standard blockplanes.
766,384	Aug. 02, 1904	Saw Detaching Mechanism	Francis H. Richards	Hartford, CT
766,790	Aug. 02, 1904	Gage and Gage Clamp	Francis H. Richards	Hartford, CT
769,408	Sep. 06, 1904	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	The blade depth adjuster with the Y-adjustment.
769,325	Sep. 06, 1904	Bevel	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	This design adds a small enlargement of the hole in the bevel blade, allowing it to be shifted slightly. This feature was eventually used on all Stanley bevels.
772,211	Oct. 11, 1904	Bit gage	Arthur D. Campbell	Wilkes-Barre, PA
777,657	Dec. 20, 1904	Bit-brace jaws	Joseph P. Bartholomew	New Britain, CT
778,921	Jan. 03, 1905	Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	A flange on the skate has keyholes to allow a sole to be removeably attached. Not known to have been produced.
780,064	Jan. 17, 1905	Plane	Arthur J. Reynolds	New Britain, CT	A U-shaped adjusting lever, claimed to be stronger. Not known to have been produced.
787,054	Apr. 11, 1905	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Tilting tote and knob used on Stanley #10 1/4 and #85 planes. A year later a patent issued to a non-Stanley inventor for an add-on version 816980
		Plane	Albert F. Schade	New Britain, CT
797,609	Aug. 22, 1905	Tool-Handle	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
803,669	Nov. 07, 1905	Bit-brace	Harris J. Cook	New Britain, CT
813,586	Feb. 27, 1906	Ratchet mechanism for tools	Hubert P. Richards	New Britain, CT
814,718	Mar. 13, 1906	Plane	Charles E. Mitchell	New York, NY	1164615
D37,896	Mar. 13, 1906	Tool Handle	George E. Wood	Plantsville, CT
815,389	Mar. 20, 1906	Try-Square	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is a new method of manucaturing squares. The patent was assigned to Stanley, but apparently never produced.
816,980	Apr. 03, 1906	Reversible Handle Attachment For Planes	Robert Hunter	Spokane, WA
820,028	May. 08, 1906	Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is a simple screw-based adjustment for level vials. It was used on many Stanley level models, and is a commonly encountered patent marking.
822,714	Jun. 05, 1906	Ratchet mechanism for tools	Joseph P. Bartholomew	Bristol, CT
827,473	Jul. 31, 1906	Plane	Lewis D. Smith	Port Huron, MI	Auxiliary center stop for the Stanley #55 universal combination plane.
827,480	Jul. 31, 1906	Folding Rule	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
830,541	Sep. 11, 1906	Bench-Plane	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT
837,978	Dec. 11, 1906	Scraping-tool	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	All evidence says that this patent scraper-planer was never produced. See also patent 5,694,696 which was issued a century later.
841,666	Jan. 22, 1907	Carpenter's Square	Llewellyn W. Cole	South Shaftsbury, VT	This square features a couple of extra scales to assist in framing rafters.
842,275	Jan. 29, 1907	Scraper	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	Stanley #82 scraper.
850,347	Apr. 16, 1907	Ratchet mechanism	Harris J. Cook	New Britain, CT
850,566	Apr. 16, 1907	Ratchet mechanism	Harris J. Cook	New Britain, CT
865,560	Sep. 10, 1907	Plane	George H. Bartlett	Buffalo, NY	Throat adjuster for the Stanley #71 router plane.
D38,900	Nov. 26, 1907	Ice Pick	George E. Wood	Plantsville, CT	Sold By Stanley in the 1909 Catalog as a 'Hurwood" Style D, ice pick.
		Ice Pick	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
887,708	May. 12, 1908	Bit-brace handle	Samuel H. Stearns	New Britain, CT
890,575	Jun. 09, 1908	Plane	John L. Pringle	New Britain, CT
893,223	Jul. 14, 1908	Bevel	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This is an improvement to his earlier patent (710,178 - 9/30/1902), which improves the locking mechanism.
899,203	Sep. 22, 1908	Bit Extension	Fredereck E. Carlson	New Britain, CT
902,778	Nov. 03, 1908	Plumb-Level	Justus A. Traut	New Britain, CT	This is a level vial adjustment similar to Traut's earlier patent (820,028 - 3/8/1906), but designed to work for plumb vials. This design was used on many of Stanley's levels.
904,501	Nov. 24, 1908	Bit-Brace	Joseph P. Bartholomew	Bristol, CT
913,340	Feb. 23, 1909	Percussively-operated hand-tool	George E. Wood	Plantsville, CT	This patent is for the "Everlasting" handle, primarily used on chisels and screwdrivers. It was first produced by G. E. Wood Tool Co., which was bought out by Stanley Rule & Level. "My invention relates to the class of hand tools having a blade and shank of metal, the shank being arranged to received a handle of wood or other fibrous material, and which tools, as for instance a chisel, are adapted in use to receive blows upon the handle end of the tool, and the object of the invention is to provide a tool of the kind specified having numerous novel features of advantage and utility."This Patent relates to tools that are struck repeatedly on the handle,Chisels , screwdrivers ,etc.By using a solid steel shank the wood handle is protected.This Patent and four others,894303, 808330, 932223, 924210 all relate to this processes and were all patented while George E. Wood was employed by The Stanley Rule and Level Co.as the superintendent of screwdrivers.He had held that position since 1904 when Stanley purchased the HurWood screwdriver company.As late as 1908 there is a listing for the G.E.Wood Tool Co. in Plantsville CT.,though by 1912 this company is listed as a department of The Stanley Rule and Level. This Patent is certainly a precursor of the 'Everlasting Chisel', that Stanley introduced in a 1911 catalog.An example of a G.E. WOOD TOOL Co. Everlasting style wood chisel, marked 'G.E.Wood Tool Co.'with four Patent dates,Dec.26. 05.,July 28. 08.,Feb. 23. 09.,Aug.24. 09. Also see Patents 1139392, 1198609, 1493176, 1553794, for Everlasting chisel Patent information.
913,959	Mar. 02, 1909	Scraper	Noble Keller	Los Angeles, CA	The Stanley #282 and #292 scrapers.
913,993	Mar. 02, 1909	Trammel-Point	Andrew Turnbull	New Britain, CT
916,344	Mar. 23, 1909	Core-Box Plane	Clifford E. Martin	Greenfield, MA	The Stanley #57 corebox plane. The core-box plane is formed from two "wing" sections which meet at a 90 degree angle. The plane can be moved in such a manner that perfect half-sections of circles can be planed out. These circular forms are known as cores in patternmaking.
917,488	Apr. 06, 1909	Jig for Braces and Bits	Morris F. Roberts	Philadelphia, PA	Patent for the Stanley Nos. 59 and 60 doweling jigs.
918,073	Apr. 13, 1909	Screw-Driver	Charles E. Mitchell	New Britain, CT
928,227	Jul. 13, 1909	Tool handle	Charles B. Stanley	New Britain, CT	Hard rubber tote with reinforcement intended as replacement tote for schools. Charles Stanley says the tote will remove the danger of breakage due to the strain which comes upon the fastening-screw at the forward portion of the handle. "BofE" cast into side of tote for Board of Education. Only offered separately from the plane.
927,478	Jul. 13, 1909	Tool-Chuck	Joseph Peek Bartholomew	Bristol, CT
930,307	Aug. 03, 1909	Plane	Charles E. Mitchell	New York, NY
930,243	Aug. 03, 1909	Handle Construction for Planes and Other Tools	Charles B. Stanley	New Britain, CT
941,816	Nov. 30, 1909	Bench-Dog	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	A simple clamping tool that can be driven into the bench in a variety of ways, in order to hold various kinds of material. Produced by Stanley for many years as their #203.
955,556	Apr. 19, 1910	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Two patents 955557 issued this day for the frog adjuster for the frog and receiver patented in 1902, 696081 and707365. These patent dates were cast into the beds of Stanley benchplanes during the time considered by many to be the golden years of their plane production, the SweetHart years. This patent date was cast into the type 11 through 14 benchplanes.
955,557	Apr. 19, 1910	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Two patents 955556 issued this day for the frog adjuster for the frog and receiver patented in 1902, 696081 and707365. These patent dates were cast into the beds of Stanley benchplanes during the time considered by many to be the golden years of their plane production, the SweetHart years.
960,256	Jun. 07, 1910	Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #289 skew-bladed rabbet and fillister plane.
960,402	Jun. 07, 1910	Bit-Brace Chuck	Hubert P. Richards	New Britain, CT
962,885	Jun. 28, 1910	Dovetail Tongue and Groove Cutter	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #444 dovetail plane.
967,837	Aug. 16, 1910	Bit brace chuck	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Ratchet mechanism.
968,508	Aug. 23, 1910	Wood Scoring Device for Planes and the Like	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Wood scoring spurs added to a number of Stanley planes for scoring the wood in advace of the cutter when working crossgrain.
978,471	Dec. 13, 1910	Rabbeting-Plane	Judd W. Montague	Columbus, OH	Stanley's #196 curve rabbet plane
981,693	Jan. 17, 1911	Connection for bit-brace bows	Edmond A. Schade	New Britain, CT
985,389	Feb. 28, 1911	Gage	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Perhaps the most famous butt gage patent of all time, and certainly the runaway bestseller. This tool and its brother (985,504) were produced for more than 75 years by the Stanley Tool company. These tools are perhaps the apex of butt gage design-- they are compact, rugged, adjust easily, and handle the job of hinge mortise marking extremely well. These tools also borrow the "lip" feature from Bodmer's earlier patent (875,688 - 1/7/1908), allowing them to be used as either an inside or outside square. This version of the tool was designed for marking off hinges from a rabbeted jamb, and automatically adjusts for hing gain using the alternately sharpened points first used in Fulton's Patent of 1888 (386,428). It was produced for many years by Stanley as the #95 and #95G.
985,504	Feb. 28, 1911	Hinge Butt and Mortise Gage	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This is basically the same tool as 985,504, but with the extra feature of a small lip in the casting to allow it to reference off very narrow surfaces. Stanley produced this tool as the #94 for about 40 years, then added the lip from this patent to the #95 and produced it in this configuration for many more years. This version of the tool was designed for marking off hinges where a nailed on strike would be used, so it did not make any claims regarding setting hinge gain. The piece as manufactured, however, do allow for this, so it could be used for either nailed-on strikes or rabbeted jambs. Despite the extra feature, these tools are encountered far less frequently then the earlier patent (but are still fairly plentiful).
987,081	Mar. 14, 1911	Pin and Screw Frog Attachment for Bed Rock Planes	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	The pin and screw frog attachment for the later Bed Rock planes. Allows for adjusting the frog position without removing the cutter.
986,647	Mar. 14, 1911	Chuck	Albert F. Schade	New Britain, CT
995,808	Jun. 20, 1911	Bit-Brace Chuck	Albert F. Schade	New Britain, CT
1,011,227	Dec. 12, 1911	Chuck-Jaw	Charles E. Mitchell	New Britain, CT
1,012,591	Dec. 26, 1911	Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	A specialized router plane for hinges, the Stanley #171 door trim plane. The patent claims a reversible cutter and a spring to force that cutter down into contact with the surface being worked. In operation, the user would mark the end of the mortise with chisel cuts, set a depth for the router cutter, move the router in a back-and-forth motion from one end of the mortise to the other, flip the cutter 180 degrees, and repeat until the cutter bottomed out at its preset depth.
		Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
1,013,319	Jan. 02, 1912	Miter Box	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	The invention relates to an improvement to the adjusting devices for saw carriers and guides on miter boxes. Know to have been used on the model #'s246 & 346 Stanley Miter Boxes, possibly others as well.
		Miter Box	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,026,053	May. 14, 1912	Router-Plane Cutter	Thomas B. Saner	Clifton, AZ	V-shaped router cutter offered on Stanley #71 and #71 1/2 router planes.
1,026,636	May. 14, 1912	Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #95 edge plane
1,026,367	May. 14, 1912	Zigzag Rule Joint	Hubert P. Richards	New Britain, CT
1,032,346	Jul. 09, 1912	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Primarily used for the brass bushing placed in the wooden stocks of transitional planes to provide a secure fastening for the frog. Was also used on the #12-3/4 rosewood bottomed scraper. The incorrect patent date of June 9, 1912 was marked on planes until 1922
1,032,956	Jul. 16, 1912	Plane	Jacob Siegley	Wilkes-Barre, PA	The final patented improvements to Siegley's combination plane 216979. The improvements are aimed at "the mouth of the plane may be easily freed of shavings; to provide an improved depth gage between the runners to determine the depth of a matched tongue or beading; to provide improved means for steadying the parts of the adjustable runner, and to improve the structure of these planes generally. The depth gage is the type commonly seen on Stanley blades for sash and tongues wherin a depth stop is mounted by a screw between the two sections of the blade. The improved runner is a second (adjustable)forward runner. As the forward runner is adjustable it allows for the mouth to be set to prevent the shavings from clogging. As Stanley had acquired Siegley's patent rights by this time, many of these features appear on Stanley No. 45 and No. 55 combination planes.
1,042,976	Oct. 29, 1912	Miter-Box	Albert F. Schade	New Britain, CT	Used on the Stanley #52 shoot board.
1,047,126	Dec. 10, 1912	Tool-sharpening holder	Joseph M. Hance	New Britain, CT	This is the Stanley No. 200 cutter and chisel grinder.
1,048,455	Dec. 24, 1912	Plane	James M. Burdick	New Britain, CT	None known to be produced.
1,052,423	Feb. 04, 1913	Boring and drill tool	Thomas Prentice	Bridgeport, CT	The 1888 thru 1893 New Britain Connecticut city directories list a Thomas Prentice as "employed by Stanley Tool and Level Co in all those years. The patent is for horizontal and vertical levels to aid the worker in keeping the drill straight .
1,053,270	Feb. 18, 1913	Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	One of three knuckle-joint levercaps patents issued this day 1053274 1053356. Used on the Stanley #18, #19, #65, A18, and S18 blockplanes. This is the second, improved, version of knuckle levercap. The earlier version used a fork which is wedged under the levercap screw. John Walter's guide to Stanley tools says this patent is the only one put into production. Later that year on August 12 patent 1069669, another knuckle cap improvement, issued as well and he says this also was not put into production.
		Plane	James M. Burdick	New Britain, CT
1,053,274	Feb. 18, 1913	Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	One of three knuckle-joint levercaps patents issued this day 1053270 1053356. John Walter states in his Guide to Stanley Tools that this improvement was not used.
		Plane	James M. Burdick	New Britain, CT
1,053,356	Feb. 18, 1913	Knuckle-Joint Blockplane Levercap	James M. Burdick	New Britain, CT	One of three knuckle-joint levercaps patents issued this day 1053270 1053274. John Walter states in his Guide to Stanley Tools that this improvement was not used.
		Knuckle-Joint Blockplane Levercap	Henry P. Richards	New Britain, CT
1,057,582	Apr. 01, 1913	Jointer-gage attachment for planes	Albert F. Schade	New Britain, CT	This is the patent for the Stanley 386 jointer gauge.
1,069,669	Aug. 12, 1913	Plane Cap	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	A knuckle-joint levercap improvement on the earlier 1053270. John Walter states in his Guide to Stanley Tools that this improvement was not used.
		Plane Cap	James M. Burdick	New Britain, CT
1,098,706	Jun. 02, 1914	Hand Scraper	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Stanley #80 cabinet scraper. The claims are to the way the gullwing handles meet the blade support. A design patent issued for this plane 3 weeks later 45983.
D45,983	Jun. 23, 1914	Design for a body of frame for scrapers	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Stanley #80 cabinet scraper. See 1,098,706
1,107,516	Aug. 18, 1914	Separable Square	Henry E. Harris	South Shaftsbury, VT	A cam disk is used to lock the two pieces together. Eagle's No. 100B square. Stanley acquired the Eagle Square Manufacturing Co. in 1916 and applied this patent to their 100TD square.
1,131,869	Mar. 16, 1915	Bench Bracket and Vise	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Bench clamp that easily attaches and is primarily designed to hold boards for planing by using the support holes typically found on the apron of workbenches. Sold as the No 203 Bench Bracket by Stanley.
1,132,550	Mar. 23, 1915	Chuck	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,134,072	Mar. 30, 1915	Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Stanley #239 family of dado planes.
1,153,171	Sep. 07, 1915	Clapboard-Marker	Henry Neistadt	Ames, IA	This is an improvement to the common Beebe patent clapboard gage (344,937 - 7/6/1886), which allows the marking plate to be adjusted laterally to control how tight the clapboard would fit..
1,164,615	Dec. 14, 1915	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Stanley #S4, #S5, #S18, #118, and #205 planes with steel planes with corrugated strengthening plates.
1,188,363	Jun. 20, 1916	Bit-brace	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
1,189,422	Jul. 04, 1916	Sighting attachment for levels	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,198,609	Sep. 19, 1916	Process of Making Tool Shanks and Handles	George A. Wood	Southington, CT	Applicable to both screwdrivers and chisel handles and reported to be used for both the Everlasting Chisel line as well as the Hurwood Screwdriver lines by Stanley. The tool handle is made forming a flange on the lower portion, applying the handle, forming a flange on the top and then bending the flanges over to secure the handle (may be either single or multiple piece handle).Screwdriver example marked with both 9/19/1916 Patent date as well as the 5/11/1915 patent date1,139,392, it was also marked 'NO-Bust'
1,199,232	Sep. 26, 1916	Saw-Set	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Example marked with both this patent and 1,378,650
1,201,433	Oct. 17, 1916	Plane	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #278 rabbet and fillister plane having the removeable mouthpiece to convert the plane to bullnose function.
1,203,417	Oct. 31, 1916	Miter-box	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	The patent mainly covers the length stop.
		Miter-box	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT
D50,055	Dec. 19, 1916	Design for a Saw-Set	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,211,882	Jan. 09, 1917	Spirit-Level	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	This is a simple machinist level with a screw adjustment and rotating vial cover. It was produced in large quantities by Stanley for many years. Early versions are often found with the patent number marked on the vial cover.
1,212,735	Jan. 16, 1917	Spirit-Level	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This patent covers a new method of manufacturing levels, where one or more vials are mounted in a metal housing which fits into counterbored holes in the level stock. The basic design here is not new (Stanley and others had been using it for years), but the design of the inserts is different. Of particular interest here is the half-circle insert. This allows two vials to be inserted into the same opening.
		Spirit-Level	Albert W. Ritter	New Britain, CT
1,213,578	Jan. 23, 1917	Miter and Try-Square	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This design is for a machinist's combination square. Instead of the usual grooved rule, this one uses a slot. This not only allows the blade to pivot, but according to the inventor it also makes the square lock more securely. Stanley used this design on all of their combination squares.
1,229,659	Jun. 12, 1917	Woodworking Vise	Edmund A Schade	New Britain, CT
		Woodworking Vise	Joseph M Hance	New Britain, CT
1,241,143	Sep. 25, 1917	Bit Brace Extension	Harry E. Parker	New Britain, CT	Reduced cost construction and interchangeable jaws are cited as objects of the patent. Known example also marked by Winchester.
1,249,674	Dec. 11, 1917	Plane-Spur	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	An improvement of the earlier plane spur patent 968508.
1,322,086	Nov. 18, 1919	Square and Bevel Blade Fastening	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This is an improvement to the earlier patent (1,213,578 - 1/23/1917) that adds a large knurled nut to the locking mechanism. This was used on a few of Stanley's combination squares, but not the entire line.
1,331,280	Feb. 17, 1920	Carpenter's Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	This is Stanley's extension of the Gage self-setting mechanism 271,569 to metallic planes. Stanley sold planes of this type from 1920 to 1941. Models have a "G" prefix to the usual Stanley benchplane model number. They have distinctive profiles with cheeks resembling a cresting wave.
1,367,462	Feb. 01, 1921	Tool for forming round dowels and rods	Edward A. Cherry	Brooklyn, NY
D57,578	Apr. 26, 1921	Design for a Saw-Set	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,378,650	May. 17, 1921	Saw-Set	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Example marked with this patent and 1,199,232
1,412,609	Apr. 11, 1922	Gauge for Carpenters' Planes and the Like	George Eger	Plainville, CT
1,438,236	Dec. 12, 1922	Folding Rule	Walter H. Hart	New Britain, CT	One of three folding rule joint patents issued to Stanley on this date (see also 1,438,234 and 1,438,235). This patent date is marked on some zig-zag rules, but it is not clear exactly which patent(s) are used since hte three patents are all very similar.
		Folding Rule	David Gould	New Britain, CT
1,438,234	Dec. 12, 1922	Folding Rule	Walter H. Hart	New Britain, CT	One of three folding rule joint patents issued to Stanley on this date (see also 1,438,235 and 1,438,236). This patent date is marked on some zig-zag rules, but it is not clear exactly which patent(s) are used since the three patents are all very similar.
		Folding Rule	David Gould	New Britain, CT
1,438,235	Dec. 12, 1922	Folding Rule	Walter H. Hart	New Britain, CT	One of three folding rule joint patents issued to Stanley on this date (see also 1,438,234 and 1,438,236). This patent date is marked on some zig-zag rules, but it is not clear exactly which patent(s) are used since the three patents are all very similar.
		Folding Rule	David Gould	New Britain, CT
1,493,176	May. 06, 1924	Hand Tool	George A. Wood	Southington, CT	Improvement over the Wood family's (George E. - father, and George A.) previous chisel patents and applies to securing the ferrule to the shank. The shank has a pair of logitudinally spaced shoulders that the ferrule is contracted around to ensure is does not come loose with continued use.
1,493,141	May. 06, 1924	Hand drill frame	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	First of three consecutive patents. The next is 1,493,142
1,493,165	May. 06, 1924	Screw Driver	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	This Patent relates to a less expensive way to reinforce the handle.Instead of forming the shank and blade after the handle, the blade and shank can formed then inserted into the handle a cap can be threaded on to the shaft after. The example does not have threads to attach the cap but it is forced on .Example marked with the TmBB trade mark, Hurwood, Made in USA Pat.1493165.
1,493,171	May. 06, 1924	Shears	FranÃ§ois Alexis Henri DeschÃ¢tres	, France	The 1940 lawsuit, Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co., tells us that the American rights to this patent were owned by the Stanley Works, which inherited them when they acquired Unishear Co., Inc. See this patent's reissue for more information. The original French manufacturer of this invention was "Achard et Cie" according to that Stanley Works v. Mersick lawsuit. Early machines sold by Unishear were manufactured by Achard et Cie in France, but deliveries were erratic and they began selling their Model A-14 which was manufactured for them in the US, by an unknown manufacturer. Gueneau, the owner of this patent, sued for infringement but a settlement was quickly reached that allowed Unishear to continue making and selling the A-14. The application for reissue was filed the day after that settlement was signed; the reissue was made to broaden the original claims.
		Shears	Huber Gaston Raphael Vulliet	, France
1,493,142	May. 06, 1924	Hand drill pedestal	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Second of three consecutive patents. The next is 1,493,143
1,493,143	May. 06, 1924	Hand drill pedestal	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Third of three consecutive patents. The first is 1,493,141
1,515,239	Nov. 11, 1924	Spirit Level	Harris J. Cook	New Britain, CT
1,527,785	Feb. 24, 1925	Plane	Ray L. Carter	Syracuse, NY	Ray L. Carter invented the router when he modified an electric tool for barbers. His business was acquired by the Stanley Works in the early 1930s, and subsequently operated as the R. L. Carter Division. This patent numberâ€”along with patent 1,658,185â€”was seen on a Model SPN power planer from Mall Tool Co., and called the "Electric Mall Plane".
1,529,006	Mar. 10, 1925	Bit-Brace Extension	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,536,758	May. 05, 1925	Hand drill or the like	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,551,501	Aug. 25, 1925	Measuring Rule	William Lewis Hurlburt	New Britain, CT	Hinge and saw kerf is modified to reduce the depth of cut for the hinge leaf inserted in the wood. The hinge leaf now has two distinct semicircular projections instead of one larger one.
1,551,521	Aug. 25, 1925	Joint for Tools and the Like	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	This is an improved design for the construction of squares, and the joint between the blade and stck in particular. This patent was assigned to Stanley, but never used on any of their production tools.
1,553,642	Sep. 15, 1925	Carpenters' Plane	Philip B. Stanley	New Britain, CT	One of four patents issued to Stanley for their system for replaceable blades for woodworking planes. The system included the replaceable blades, a blade holder, and a specially designed capiron to fit over the replaceable blades. Stanley marketed the system from 1925 to 1932 in 3 widths: 1 3/4"; 2"; and 2 3/8". The claims for this patent are for the blade holder and the means for holding the replaceable blades with screws. This patent, along with 1,440,649 for a plane designed to hold the Ready Edge blade (not known to have been produced), 1,651,634 for an improvement to the bladeholder, and 1,662,005 for a hinged bladeholder (not known to have been produced) covered the Ready Edge blade system. Although two of Stanley's major inventors worked on this project, the system evidently did not enjoy commercial sucess and the blades remain rare.
1,553,794	Sep. 15, 1925	Process of Making Hand Tools	George A. Wood	Southington, CT	Improved construction method with the shank made of two pieces with the two pieces joined using an electric weld.
		Process of Making Hand Tools	George E. Wood	Southington, CT
D68,402	Oct. 06, 1925	Design for a Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	#144 Corner rounding plane
1,562,862	Nov. 24, 1925	Ratchet screw driver	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Sold by Stanley as the #215 and #216 Ratcheting screwdriver.
1,562,933	Nov. 24, 1925	Measuring rule	Henry S. Walter	New Britain, CT
		Measuring rule	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,642,986	Sep. 20, 1927	Hand drill	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Produced as Stanley's No 519
1,643,524	Sep. 27, 1927	Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #164 low angle plane
1,644,326	Oct. 04, 1927	Portable motor-driven saw	John Marshall Crowe	Kenton County, KY	Subsequently improved in patent 1,780,174. An example has been reported, labeled, "Stanley Safety Saw", and listing patent 1,830,350, patent 2,228,664 and patent 2,263,136. It was purchased in early 1947. This patent date was seen on a pneumatically-powered circular saw from Ingersoll-Rand Co. The innovations in this patent are an improved arrangement of handles, an improved adjustable depth gauge, and an improved blade guard and lock.
1,651,777	Dec. 06, 1927	Extension-Bit Holder	William A. Peck	New Haven, CT
1,651,634	Dec. 06, 1927	Carpenter's Plane	Edmund A. Schade	New Britain, CT	Thin and shallow cutter with notches or passages in the rear of the edge and is secured it between the cap and body of an ordinary plane iron. This patent seeks to address the problem that detachable cutters require departure from standard plane construction and that the cutter is not rigid enough when planing hard wood. This patent along with three others: 1,440,649,1,553,642, and 1,662,005 were the basis and improvement of Stanley's Ready Edge blades.
1,658,185	Feb. 07, 1928	Tool-grinding mechanism	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	Ray L. Carter invented the router when he modified an electric tool for barbers. His business was acquired by the Stanley Works in the early 1930s, and subsequently operated as the R. L. Carter Division. This patent numberâ€”along with patent 1,527,785â€”was seen on a Model SPN power planer from Mall Tool Co., and called the "Electric Mall Plane".
1,662,005	Mar. 06, 1928	Carpenter's Plane	Charles A. Johnson	Unionville, CT	Further refinement of the thin replaceable (i.e. razor) blade concept. The blade is now secured by a hinge and "cam-like" action between the cutter (grooved), securing plate, and cap iron. This patent along with three others: 1,440,649, 1,553,642, and 1,651,634 were the basis and improvement of Stanley's Ready Edge blades.
1,677,821	Jul. 17, 1928	Brick Mason's Gauge	Andrew O. Graham	Fort Worth, TX
1,688,533	Oct. 23, 1928	Combination Workbench and Tool Holder	George Eger	New Britain, CT	Sold by Stanley as the No. 859 and No. 860 Workbench and Tool Cabinet. The hinged lid for the cabinet serves as the work bench top.
RE17,139	Nov. 20, 1928	Shears	FranÃ§ois Alexis Henri DeschÃ¢tres	, France	The 1940 lawsuit, Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co., tells us that the U.S. rights to this patent were owned by the Stanley Works. This patent number, along with patent numbers 1,765,317 and 1,796,812, was seen on a Stanley Unishear. Claim 15 of this patent was key in the above-mentioned lawsuit. "15. An automatic shears for cutting sheet metal, comprising a pair of fixed and movable overlapping, cutting blades having their cutting edges forming an acute angle, a carrier for the movable blade, means for giving to said carrier a reciprocatory movement of such small amplitude as to cause only a short intermediate part of the cutting edge of the movable blade to cross and recross the cutting edge of the fixed blade, and a rigid frame formed to provide a guideway embracing the carrier of the movable blade and a rigid support for the fixed blade and to provide guiding means with clearance space extending rearwardly and outwardly from the apex of the angle formed by the cutting edges of the blades to permit relative turning of the blades and the sheet metal during the operation of the movable blade." According to the lawsuit, this patent was licensed to the French firm of Achard et Cie, which manufactured this invention as the "Monobloc". Messrs. Heller and Steindorff (see, e.g., patent 1,775,787) established Unishear Co., Inc., to sell these shears, which they licensed (to sell, not to manufacture) from assignee Gueneau. They asked Gueneau to get a reissue of the patent to strengthen the claims. Co-inventor DeschÃ¢tres refused to sign the application which was then rejected for the lack of his signature; DeschÃ¢tres was then sued (in France) and forced to sign a new reissue application. Meanwhile, Unishear ran into quality and delivery issues with the imported Monobloc shears and began manufacturing a copy. Gueneau sued Unishear and, in the settlement, granted Unishear a license to manufacture; that settlement was signed a day before the second application for reissue was made. Still with us? It gets messier. Shortly before the settlement agreement was assigned and the section reissue application was made, Unishear introduced a handheld shear, the Mighty Midget, which did not infringe the original Vulliet-DeschÃ¢tres patent but did infringe claim 15 of the reissue. Then, in October 1929 Unishear sold out to The Stanley Works and assigned them the various Steindorff and Ungar patents as well as this Vulliet-DeschÃ¢tres patent and its reissue. Achard et Cie, the original patent licensee, signed off on this arrangement, and Gueneau did not dispute it. The lawsuit Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co., then, was filed by Stanley Works when the defendant sold a sheet metal cutting tool made by Black & Decker that infringed the Vulliet-DeschÃ¢tres reissued patent. The court ultimately ruled the reissue to be invalid because the application for reissue was too long delayed.
		Shears	Huber Gaston Raphael Vulliet	, France
1,716,744	Jun. 11, 1929	Line level	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,721,065	Jul. 16, 1929	Hand tool	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
293,620	Oct. 01, 1929	Portable shears	Gustave Adolphe Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY	This patent is the Canadian equivalent of US Patent 1,848,147; see that patent for more information. This Canadian patent number along with its US equivalent and others, were listed on a Stanley Unishear.
1,738,227	Dec. 03, 1929	Mortising machine	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY	Door-lock mortiser; an improvement to patent 1,642,723. This improved design was the basis of the Stanley LM-1 lock mortiser.
1,746,692	Feb. 11, 1930	Saw Set	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Stanley #442. Example also marked with 1,945,335.
1,765,321	Jun. 17, 1930	Bench Vise	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT	Few parts with simple construction. Produced as the No 700 vise by Stanley.
1,765,317	Jun. 17, 1930	Cutting blade for shears	Gustave A. Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY	This patent was mentioned in passing in the 1940 lawsuit, Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co., as having been withdrawn shortly before the lawsuit was filed. This patent number, along with patent numbers 17,139 and 1,796,812, was seen on a Stanley Unishear.
1,765,313	Jun. 17, 1930	Portable shears	Gustave A. Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY
		Portable shears	Ulrich F. L. Steindorff	New York, NY
1,766,364	Jun. 24, 1930	Ratchet Feeding Device	John A. Waller	Los Angeles, CA	This is an enhancement to Waller's earlier patent (1,603,652), that adds a ratchet mechanism to help hold the tool in position when cutting.
1,775,787	Sep. 16, 1930	Power-driven shears	Herbert J. Heller	New York, NY	The 1940 lawsuit, Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co., tells us that the U.S. rights to this patent were owned by the Stanley Works, and the patent was withdrawn shortly before the lawsuit was filed.
		Power-driven shears	Ulrich F. L. Steindorff	New York, NY
1,775,791	Sep. 16, 1930	Cutting shears and driving mechanism therefor	Gustave A. Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY
1,780,174	Nov. 04, 1930	Portable power saw	John M. Crowe	Covington, KY	An improvement to patent 1,644,326. An example has been reported, labeled, "Stanley Safety Saw", and listing patent 1,830,350, patent 2,228,664 and patent 2,263,136. It was purchased in early 1947. The improvements are a double gear reduction and a latch mechanism for the guard.
1,784,380	Dec. 09, 1930	Bit or Drill Holder	Walter B. Murdoch	New Britain, CT
1,796,812	Mar. 17, 1931	Shears	Herbert J. Heller	New York, NY	The 1940 lawsuit, Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co., tells us that the U.S. rights to this patent were owned by the Stanley Works. This patent number, as well as patent numbers 1,765,317 and 17,139, were seen on a Stanley No. 16A Unishear. The inventor had been one of the principals of Unishear Co., Inc., which in late 1929 was acquired by Stanley Electric Tool Co., a newly formed subsidiary of The Stanley Works. It seems likely that this patent was also used by Unishear.
		Shears	Ulrich F. L. Steindorff	New York, NY
309,995	Mar. 31, 1931	Cutting shears	Herbert Joseph Heller	New York, NY	This seems to be the Canadian equivalent of US patent 1,775,787; see that patent for more information.
		Cutting shears	Ulrich Franz Ludwig Steindorff	New York, NY
		Cutting shears	Gustave Adolphe Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY
1,800,338	Apr. 14, 1931	Beveling, Grooving, and Cutting Tool	Charles A. Chapman	Estes Park, CO	The Stanley #193 family of fiberboard planes for use on Celotex.
1,801,035	Apr. 14, 1931	Shaping machine	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,803,004	Apr. 28, 1931	Template for tool designing	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,805,164	May. 12, 1931	Shaft holder for applying chucks	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,811,577	Jun. 23, 1931	Hand tool	John M. Crowe	Covington, KY	Improvements related to patent 1,780,174. An example has been reported, labeled, "Stanley Safety Saw", and listing patent 1,830,350, patent 2,228,664 and patent 2,263,136. It was purchased in early 1947. The innovation in this patent is an improved guard latch release.
1,813,231	Jul. 07, 1931	Motor driven hand tool	John M. Crowe	Covington, KY	Innovations are related to the blade guard and its associated handle.
1,818,823	Aug. 11, 1931	Brace Bit Extension	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,821,436	Sep. 01, 1931	Portable power driven tool	John J. Holloway	New Britain, CT
1,825,936	Oct. 06, 1931	Ratchet mechanism	Christian Bodmer	New Britain, CT
1,828,401	Oct. 20, 1931	Resilient rule	Hiram A. Farrand	Berlin, NH	appears on tape measure with two other Lufkin patents 1,964,280 and 1,973,843. This patent number also appears on some Stanley tapes.
1,829,393	Oct. 27, 1931	Combined router and shaper	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,830,350	Nov. 03, 1931	Miter cutting motor driven hand tool	John M. Crowe	Covington, KY	An improvement to patent 1,644,326 and patent 1,780,174. An example has been reported, labeled, "Stanley Safety Saw", and also listing patent 2,228,664 and patent 2,263,136. It was purchased in early 1947.
1,839,835	Jan. 05, 1932	Screw driver	Harris J. Cook	New Britain, CT	This Patent is concerned with the attaching and securing of the blade to the handle by the use of an improved bolster. Used on many Stanley screwdrivers, just a few were the #'s 25,45,55 and the #1022 pictured.
1,841,787	Jan. 19, 1932	Sanding and polishing machine	Ray L. Carter	Phoenix, NY
1,843,655	Feb. 02, 1932	Cutting shear	Gustave A. Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY	This patent was mentioned in passing in the 1940 lawsuit, Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co., as having been withdrawn shortly before the lawsuit was filed.
1,846,749	Feb. 23, 1932	Mortising machine	Harry T. Parker	Oakland, CA	This machine creates the mortises for window pulleys such at that in patent 1,625,640.
1,847,278	Mar. 01, 1932	Hammer	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,848,147	Mar. 08, 1932	Portable shears	Gustave A. Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY	This patent was mentioned in the 1940 lawsuit, Stanley Works v. C. S. Mersick Co. See also Canada patent 296,320.
1,848,145	Mar. 08, 1932	Power driven shears	Gustave A. Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY
		Power driven shears	Ulrich F. L. Steindorff	New York, NY
1,850,297	Mar. 22, 1932	Bit or Drill Holder	Frederick A. Volz	New Britain, CT
1,856,044	Apr. 26, 1932	Combination shelf bracket and garmet hanger rack	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,857,167	May. 10, 1932	Power-driven shears for cutting sheet material such as metal, leather, cardboard or the like	Gustave A. Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY
		Power-driven shears for cutting sheet material such as metal, leather, cardboard or the like	Herbert J. Heller	New York, NY
		Power-driven shears for cutting sheet material such as metal, leather, cardboard or the like	Ulrich F. L. Steindorff	New York, NY
1,879,454	Sep. 27, 1932	Mortising Tool	Harry T. Parker	New Britain, CT	This is a simple tool to mark a butt mortise. The tools is positioned in place on the door, and the two blades struck with a hammer. This will not only mark the sides of the mortise, but hold the tool in place to allow the attached fence to be used to guide a chisel to cut the mortise. It is very similar in concept to the D.S. Humphrey patent (#1,008,826 - 11/14/1911), but adds cutting edges for the sides of the mortise. This tool was produced from 1930-1957 by Stanley, but it apparently never caught on with carpenters. The tool is fairly rare today.
1,879,583	Sep. 27, 1932	Three way bending iron	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,880,521	Oct. 04, 1932	Bit or drill holder	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
326,991	Oct. 18, 1932	Power driven cutting shears	Gustave Adolphe Ungar	Pelham Manor, NY	This is the Canadian equivalent of U.S. patent 1,843,655; see that patent for more information.
1,906,657	May. 02, 1933	Scraper	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,907,459	May. 09, 1933	Folding rule	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,915,636	Jun. 27, 1933	Tool for Slicing Wall Board and the Like	Frederick S. Wendelken	Denver, CO
1,917,779	Jul. 11, 1933	Scraper	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #82 scraper.
1,918,750	Jul. 18, 1933	Plane	Earl V. Higbee	New Britain, CT	The kidney-shaped hole in Stanley levercaps. Prevents the levercap from moving backwards under heavy planing.
1,940,438	Dec. 19, 1933	Punch	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,942,316	Jan. 02, 1934	Stream Line Wire Wrench	Frederick A. Volz	New Britain, CT	"The aim of the present invention is to provide a wrench of such construction that it may be employed to turn stream line wires and the like without danger of damaging the edges thereof or otherwise mutilating the wires." The slotted openings in the wrenches engage the wire on the wider part of the strand rather than on the thinner edges.
1,945,335	Jan. 30, 1934	Saw Set	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	Stanley's #442. Example also marked with 1,746,692
1,952,518	Mar. 27, 1934	miter box	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,953,637	Apr. 03, 1934	Chuck	Hinman L. Smith	New Britain, CT
		Chuck	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,956,275	Apr. 24, 1934	Cutting Tool	Harris J. Cook	New Britain, CT	The Stanley #193 family of fiber board planes. The last plane patent issued to Stanley.
1,956,882	May. 01, 1934	Tool holder	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,958,024	May. 08, 1934	Friction Spring	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	Placed in a recess within a groove, the spring is held in place and then the spring exerts pressure to keep the caliper or sliding device pressed against the undercut of the groove. It is interesting to note that this device is show with what will become the Stanley 136 rule which was introduced in the following year of the application. Use was most likey deemed unnecessary on an inexpensive rule and the economy of the early 1930s most likely didn't help with widespread adoption and application.
1,959,936	May. 22, 1934	Vise	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	Stanley Defiance #1210. Patent #s 1,959,936 & 1,999,600 stamped on mounting bracket behind screw.
1,969,677	Aug. 07, 1934	Safety holder for tools	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,978,887	Oct. 30, 1934	Folding extension rule	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
1,983,503	Dec. 04, 1934	Measuring Rule	Frederick A. Volz	New Britain, CT	This patent and 1,964,280 are found on the Stanley tape No. 6386. John Walter's book says that Stanley had a cross licensing agreement with Lufkin.
1,984,951	Dec. 18, 1934	Combination Square	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	This patent further improves Christian Bodmer's square designs (1,213,578, 1,322,086) used for many years by Stanley, bu lengthening the locking shaft so that the head could be swung compeltely around.
1,999,600	Apr. 30, 1935	Vise	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	Stanley Defiance #1210 Patent #s 1,959,936 & 1,999,600 stamped on mounting bracket behind screw.
2,014,709	Sep. 17, 1935	Line Level	Frederick A. Volz	New Britain, CT	Simple and economic aluminum sheet metal body construction and means for attaching/securing the level to a line. Sold by Stanley as the Defiance No. 1287 Line Level.
D98,098	Jan. 07, 1936	Design for a casing for flexible measuring rules	Frederick A. Volz	New Britain, CT	This patent covers the case designs for Stanley models 3206 and 3306.
D98,554	Feb. 11, 1936	Design for a casting for flexible measuring rules	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	This patent covers the case design for the Stanley model 7506, among others.
2,048,652	Jul. 21, 1936	Combination hand tool and spark tester	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
2,052,259	Aug. 25, 1936	Coilable measuring device	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
2,127,443	Aug. 16, 1938	Coilable measuring rule	Albert Stanely Duncan	New Britain, CT
		Coilable measuring rule	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
2,131,694	Sep. 27, 1938	Coilable measuring rule	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	Produced by Stanley as the Defiance Tape Rule No. 1262 from 1950 - 1954 only as a 6 foot model.
2,131,695	Sep. 27, 1938	Inside wind coilable measuring rule	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
2,156,905	May. 02, 1939	Coilable measuring rule	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
2,158,024	May. 09, 1939	Coilable measuring rule	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT
2,158,970	May. 16, 1939	Illuminated hand tool	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	One of these appeared in a Martin J. Donnelly auction. Martin surmises that there was only a single production run of this tool before Stanley switched over to war production.
2,228,664	Jan. 14, 1941	Portable saw	Cedric Powers	New Britain, CT	An example has been reported, labeled, "Stanley Safety Saw", and also listing patent 2,228,664 and patent 2,263,136. It was purchased in early 1947. The innovation is an adjustable mounting for the worm gear on the saw arbor, which allows the alignment of the gears after the saw has been assembled. This was intended to eliminate the need to repeatedly assemble and disassemble the saw to properly align the gearing. The patent also covers improvements to the saw handle.
		Portable saw	Lucius M. Knouse	New Britain, CT
2,263,136	Nov. 18, 1941	Handle structure for portable saws	Cedric Powers	New Britain, CT	An example has been reported, labeled, "Stanley Safety Saw", and also listing patent 2,228,664 and patent 2,263,136. It was purchased in early 1947. The innovation is in improved handles with duplex grips and a switch on each handle.
		Handle structure for portable saws	Lucius M. Knouse	New Britain, CT
2,287,457	Jun. 23, 1942	Screw driver	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	This is Stanley's no. 88 tool handle.
		Screw driver	Frederick A. Volz	New Britain, CT
2,315,132	Mar. 30, 1943	Safety shield for bench grinders	Cedric Powers	New Britain, CT
2,485,991	Oct. 25, 1949	Ratchet end for brace bits	Austin L. Stowell	New Britain, CT	Seen on a Stanley 923 brace.
D160,541	Oct. 17, 1950	Marking Gauge	Harold R. Rippon	East Lynn, MA	The last of the great marking gage patents by Stanley, and the first marking gage they got a design patent for. This patent covers the last model of the Stanley #65, which also holds utility patent 2,579,205.
2,579,205	Dec. 18, 1951	Marking Gauge	Harold R. Rippon	East Lynn, MA	The last of the great marking gage patents by Stanley. This one covers a simple marking gauge with a triangular head and diamond-shaped bar. The basic design is also covered by design patent 160,541. The configuration of the head and bar makes it lock straight and securely, while keeping the bar out of the way of the point. This is an excellent design, and works very well. It was used on the Stanley #65 from 1949 on, and was also adapted for the last few years of production on the #61.
2,586,530	Feb. 19, 1952	Saw blade holding means	James H. Godfrey	Berlin, CT	This invention provides "blade holding and clamping means in a power driven saw whereby the blade may slip relative to the arbor" when encountering a hard object in the cut or if the sawblade is pinched, while not having the arbor nut tend to tighten as the result of these forces. In this invention the outer end of the arbor is splined which engages with a splined flange, which acts as the arbor washer on the blade. The blade has the ordinary circular mounting hole in the center. The connection between blade and flange is resilient due to the springiness of the flange, which provides a certain resistance to relative motion (slippage) between arbor and blade, the amount of resistance controlled by the spring temper of the clamping flange. The splining prevents any relative motion of the flange, and hence the arbor nut, with respect to the blade.
2,655,964	Oct. 20, 1953	Screw Taper Drill Attachment	Joseph A. Labbee Jr.	Providence, RI	Tapered drill including provisions for countersinking for wood screws formed of sheet metal. Referenced patents include: Lewis' 60,207; Monson's 104,335; Southwick's 252,704; Champion's 362,934; Latham's 716,441; Wagner's 1,047,466; Schubnel's 1,479,325; and Myers' 1,535,941
2,672,172	Mar. 16, 1954	Electric plane	James H. Godfrey	Berlin, CT
		Electric plane	Wilbur G. Lee	Berlin, CT
2,828,784	Apr. 01, 1958	Saw blade guard for power driven portable circular saw with tiltable table	Kestutis Damijonaitis	Newington, CT
3,107,426	Oct. 22, 1963	Utility knife	Walter H. Robinson Jr.	West Hartford, CT	A 1968 catalog from General Hardware Mfg. Co., Inc., of New York, shows their No. 855 push-button replaceable blade utility knife, "Licensed under Patent No. 3,107,426."
3,121,957	Feb. 25, 1964	Coilable metal rule	William G. Brown	New Britain, CT	Stanley tape measure marked with this patent number observed.
D203,434	Jan. 04, 1966	circular saw	George L. Schick	New Canaan, CT
		circular saw	Paul O. Rawson	Trumbull, CT
D204,007	Mar. 08, 1966	Belt sander	George L. Schick	New Canaan, CT
		Belt sander	Paul O. Rawson	Trumbull, CT
D204,470	Apr. 19, 1966	Pad sander	George L. Schick	New Canaan, CT
		Pad sander	Paul O. Rawson	Trumbull, CT
3,336,703	Aug. 22, 1967	Portable power tool	Howard C. Bulter	West Hartford, CT
3,585,662	Jun. 22, 1971	Manually actuatable tool	Alfred Z. Boyajian	Manhattan Beach, CA	This patent was improved in patent 3,716,879 and was manufactured by Stanley and sold as their Jobmaster bolt cutter.
3,716,879	Feb. 20, 1973	Manually actuatable tool	Alfred Z. Boyajian	Manhattan Beach, CA	This patent improves on patent 3,585,662 to make the design more practical. This patent number has been seen on a Stanley Jobmaster bolt cutter.
3,775,020	Nov. 27, 1973	Drill guide	Carl Christian Stoutenberg	Avon, CT	This gadget was sold as the Stanley 04-413 Straight Hole Maker. It completely covers up the location of the hole you're supposed to be drilling, which requires that you pencil in some long, straight and square cross-hairs to align this gadget. All examples seen have been very lightly used.
4,194,543	Mar. 25, 1980	Grooving Indexer for Routing Apparatus	Lawrence M. Cotton	New Bern, Craven County, NC	Abstract: A grooving indexer is provided for use with routing apparatus to improve the capability of the apparatus for rapidly routing straight parallel grooves in cabinet doors and similar panels. The routing apparatus is of the type in which a router is mounted on the end of a bar for extension over a panel to be routed and in which the router can be moved in any direction across the panel by reason of the bar being mounted on a carrier for longitudinal movement in one dimension of the panel, and the carrier being mounted for movement parallel to the other dimension of the panel. The grooving indexer comprises a series of stops adjustable longitudinally of the bar and a pivotal lever on the carriage biased into engagement with the stops to prevent longitudinal movement of the bar unless the lever is tripped. Although the lever may be tripped manually, mechanism is provided for tripping the lever automatically after each groove is cut so that the router is automatically released for positioning to cut succeeding grooves. An auxiliary adjustable stop may be provided for stopping the carriage for cutting selected transverse grooves.